Hydrangea Arborescens Annabelle is one of a popular variety of deciduous shrubs with large rounded flower heads also commonly known as smooth hydrangeas, wild hydrangeas or severnbark both native to the UK as well as the eastern United States from New York down to Florida. In the United States, these shrubs are often found growing in damp areas along woodland road banks and streams. The spectacular blooms are usually developing from July onwards when a lot of other shrubs in the garden are past their best and so provide a useful addition to the flower bed.
The large smooth bright green leaves provide a good backdrop to the magnificent flowers and are sometimes cultivated for floral arrangements. Parts of the roots were used for medicinal purposes by native Americans and the name severnbark is derived from the fact that the bark has a tendency to peel off in thin layers showing differing colours with each layer.
Arborescens Annabelle Hydrangea is one of the most notable and cold hardy of the family Hydrangeaceae growing eventually to approximately 2 metres. The superb white flower heads can attain a diameter of 30cm, usually being removed in spring when the frosts have finished, but a general trim can be done in late autumn. Hydrangea Arborescens Annabelle prefers to grow in moist but well drained soil with plenty of organic matter added especially on chalky soils.
As a pot grown plant Hydrangea Arborescens Annabelle is available to plant at any time of year when the weather permits. If planting is not permissible due to inclement conditions then keep the plants in the pots making sure they are kept watered. This means planting can be done at a leisurely pace.
Delivery leadtimes update- March/April 2024
We are working at maximum capacity to fulfil all orders as quickly as possible but owing to unprecedented demand some orders will take longer:
– Orders containing only bare root plants – delivery is currently within 5-7 days
– All other orders – delivery is currently within 2-3 weeks
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
